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Table 3 Comparison of adjusted means in chair stand time, usual walking speed, rapid walking speed and grip strength among native Japanese, Japanese-Americans and Caucasians.

From: Comparison of performance-based measures among native Japanese, Japanese-Americans in Hawaii and Caucasian women in the United States, ages 65 years and over: a cross-sectional study

 

Native Japanese

Japanese-Americans

Caucasians

 

No.

Mean

SE

No.

Mean

SE

No.

Mean

SE

Chair stand time (sec)

   Unadjusted

163

8.5

0.35

650

8.8

0.18

9342

12.4 a,b

0.05

   Age

163

8.8

0.34

650

8.1

0.17

9342

12.5 a,b

0.04

   Age, height, weight

163

9.9

0.32

637

9.0a

0.17

7969

12.1 a,b

0.05

   Age, BMI

163

9.1

0.32

637

8.5

0.16

7969

12.2 a,b

0.05

Usual walking speed (m/sec)

   Unadjusted

163

1.01

0.02

680

1.07a

0.01

8040

0.90 a,b

0.002

   Age

163

1.00

0.02

680

1.11a

0.01

8040

0.90 a,b

0.002

   Age, height, weight

163

1.01

0.02

666

1.12a

0.01

7992

0.90 a,b

0.002

   Age, BMI

163

0.97

0.02

666

1.09a

0.01

7992

0.90 a,b

0.002

Rapid walking speed (m/sec)

   Unadjusted

162

1.32

0.02

678

1.43a

0.01

8039

1.28b

0.003

   Age

162

1.30

0.02

678

1.49a

0.01

8039

1.28 b

0.003

   Age, height, weight

162

1.30

0.02

664

1.49a

0.01

7991

1.28 b

0.003

   Age, BMI

162

1.25

0.02

664

1.46a

0.01

7991

1.28b

0.003

Grip strength (kg)

   Unadjusted

163

24.1

0.36

681

19.3a

0.18

9403

21.7a,b

0.05

   Age

163

23.8

0.34

681

20.1 a

0.17

9403

21.6a,b

0.05

   Age, height, weight

163

26.3

0.34

666

21.8a

0.18

8005

21.5a

0.05

   Age, BMI

163

24.2

0.34

666

20.3a

0.17

8005

21.7a,b

0.05

  1. a; p < 0.05 compared to native Japanese. b; p < 0.05 compared to Japanese-Americans.